Building construction.



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930,377. Patented Aug. 10, 1909. 2 SHEETSSHBET 1. I FIG. 19

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BUILDING CONSTRUCTION.

APPLIOATION FILED 0017, 1907.

930,377.- Patented Aug. 1 1 09. '2 snnms- ET 2.

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WITNESSES. INVENTOR UNITE I ion- ARTHUR MAX HILBIG, OF MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN.

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 10, 1909.

Application filed October '7, 1907. Serial No. 396,173.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ARTHUR MAX HILBIG, residing in Milwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee and State of VVisconsin', have invented new and useful Improvements in Building Construction, of which the following is a description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which are a part of this specification This invention relates to improvements in building construction and more particularly to buildings formed of brick.

The essential object. of this invention is to provide a wall construction in which the wall is but the thickness of one brick reinforced and bound together by means of band iron and iron rods, thereby forming a wall which is less expensive to construct and is stronger and more durable than walls formed of a thickness of a plurality of bricks.

Another object of this invention isto' form walls provided with air spaces in which the face wall and the back wall are each of but.

the thickness of one brick.

A further object of this invention is to provide improved means for distributing the load of the floor joists to both walls.

A still further object of this invention is to provide improved means for attaching the studs forming part of the partitions to the brick wall.

Nith the above, and other, objects in view, the invention consists in the building construction and combination of parts and all equivalents. i

In the accompanying drawings, in which like characters of reference refer to the same parts; Figure 1 shows a fragment of a building construction after my improved 1 plan, parts being in section and other parts broken away; Fig. 2 is a sectional view thereof taken on line 22 of. Fig.1; Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the metallic reinforcements bent into the positions they would assume if built in a wall Fig. A is a detail in horizontal section showing the method of binding the face and back walls together, and also means for connecting the partition studs to the wall and Fig. 5 is a view similar. to Fig. 4, except that the means for attaching thepartition stud is slightlymodified.

In the drawings the numeral 8 indicates a wall formed of brick. This wall consists of a face or outside wall 9 and'a backwall 10 spaced apart to form an air chamber 11.

These two walls are each ofthe thickness of 'Wall.

one brick and by means of my improved construction are capable of supporting an ordinary two-story building, which would ordinarily require the face wall to be constructed of the thickness of two bricks, thereby causing a considerable saving in the cost of erecting a building. The two walls are combined every seventh or other predetermined course bymeans of a combining course 12 connecting the walls together. This combining course consists of bricks diagonally disposed with relation to the wall so that one corner of each combining brick will be supported respectively, on the face wall and on the back'wall. The corners 13, 13 of the adj acent opposite bricks are cut away at an angle to correspond to the angle of the corners of the combining bricks so as to provide proper spaces in each Wall for said combining bricks, The combining bricks also serve to support and distribute the load of the floor oist 14 to both walls of the building. This result is accomplished by extending the floor joist through the back wall and fastening ;vertically against one face of the back wall for acertain distance usually seven courses,

and are then bent at right angles horizon-'- tally as indicated by the numeral 17, and

pass through the wall between two courses,

of brick to the other face of said wall and are bent at right angles vertically for a distance of sevencourses, when they are again bent at right angles horizontally and pass back through the wall and the bends are repeated every seventh, or other predetermined eourse, from the bottom of the wall to the top, and each tie rod alternates, or is staggered, with the adjacent tie rod withrelation to the position of the vertical portions of said-rod being against the same side of the The horizontal portions of the stay rods preferably, but not necessarily, pass through the wall between the same courses of brick, and being substantially of less thick ness than the space between the courses of brick occupied by mortar it is not necessary to spacethe brick farther apart than ordider to accommodate these tie rods.

.. air space.

narily spaced, or to cut into the brick in or- Reinforcing band irons 18, 18 also disposed between the same courses of brick as the tie rods, are positioned centrally between the courses of brick and extend in a line parallel horizontally to the wall and are adapted to further reinforce and bind all parts of the wall together. These band irons are embedded and covered with the mortar or cement between the two courses so that they are protected from moisture and air and thereby prevented from corroding. The outer surface of the back wall, or that part within the'airspace, is entirely covered with cement or plaster 19, which also covers the vertical portions of the tie rods within the The vertical portions of the tie rods on the inner surface of the back wall are also covered with a cement or plaster 20, 20, the plastic material covering these rods being of. sufficient heightand width to firmly adhere to the brick adjacent to the rods so as to form a moisture proof and air tight covering for said rods, and thereby prevent their corrosion.

. In placing partitions within a building it is desirable to attach the studs forming part of the partitions and adjacent to the wall, firmly thereto, and toaccomplish this result I provide staples 21, 21 constructed as clearly shown in Fig. 4 of the drawings. These staples, initially open, as indicated by dotted lines, are approximately U-shaped with bent and pointed ends 22, 22. In building a wall the U-shaped portion of the staples are placed between courses of brick and em- I bedded in the mortar therebetween wherever it is desired to place a partition, and as soon as the mortar has hardened the staples will be securely held in position with their pointed ends projecting out from the wall in position to engage a stud 23 by hammering the points of the staples into the wood of the stud and thus firmly connect the stud to the Wall. Two forms of this staple are shown in the drawings, one form adapted to engage a stud with its side to the wall, and the other form adsilpted to engage a stud with its edge to the Wa In constructing a wall the tie rods may be previously bent and formed to the proper shape and the wall then built in connection therewith or straight rods may be used and bent to proper shape as the building of the wall progresses. Band iron may also be used in the face portion of the wall above and below the window sills and door frames if so desired.

A building constructed in accordance with this improved plan will require less brick and will therefore be less expensive to build than a like building constructed in the ordinary Wiy. The walls are light and stron and the ta :6 wall and the back wall are firmly bound wall formed of blocks of material, and tie rods positioned vertically against one face of the wall for a certain distance and then bent at right angles and passing through said wall and again bent at right angles and extending vertically against the face of the op 3 posite side of the wall.

2. A building construction, comprising a wall formed of blocks of material, tie rods positioned vertically against one face of the wall for a certain distance and then. bent at right angles thereto and passing through said wall are again bent at right angles vertically and extend against the face of the opposite side of the wall, and reinforcing horizontally disposed strips built in said wall anclll extending parallel to the face of the Wa 3. A building construction, comprising a wall formed of blocks of material, tie rods positioned vertically against one face of the wall for a certain distance and then bent at right angles horizontally thereto and passing through said wallare again bent at right angles vertically and extend. against the face of the op osite side of the wall, reinforcing horizonta 1y disposed strips built in sai wall and extending parallel to the face of the wall, and a plastic material disposed against the faces of the wall and positioned to cover the vertical portions of the tie rods.

4. A building construction, com arising a wall formed of blocks of materia spaced apart to form an air chamber, tie rods positioned vertically against one face of the inner portion of said wall for a certain distance and then bent at right angles horizontally thereto and passing through said wall are again bent at right angles vertically and extend against the face of the opposite side of the inner )ortion of the wall, and reinforcing horizontal y disposed strips built in the inner portion of said'wall and extending parallel to the face of the wall.

5. A building construction, comprising a Wall formed of blocks of material spaced apart to form an air chamber, tie rods positioned vertically against one face of the inner portion of said wall for a certain distance and then bent at right angles horizontally thereto and passing through said wall are again bent at right angles vertically and extend against the face of the opposite side of the inner portion of the wall, reinforcing horizontally disposed strips built in the inner portion of said wall and extending parallel to the face of the wall, and a plastic material disposed against both faces of the inner portion of the Wall and positioned to cover the vertical portions of the tie rods.

6. A building construction, comprising a wall formed of blocks of material spaced apart to form an air chamber, diagonally positioned combining blocks connecting; the two portions of the wall together at certain courses, tie rods positioned vertically against one face of one portion of the wall for a certain distance and then bent at right angles.

horizontally thereto and passing through said portion of the wall are again bent at right angles vertically and extend against the face of the opposite side of said portion of the wall, reinforcing horizontally disposed strips built in the same portion of the wall and extending parallel to the face of the wall, and a plastic material disposed against both faces of one portion of the wall and positioned to cover the vertical portions of the tie rods.

7. A building construction, comprising a wall formed of blocks of material spaced apart to form an air chamber, diagonally positioned combining blocks connecting the two portions of the wall together at certian courses, joists passing through one portion of the wall and connected to a face plate supported by said combining blocks, tie rods positioned vertically against one face of one portion of the Wall for a certain distance and then bent at right angles horizontally thereto and passing through said portion of the wall are again bent at right angles vertically and extend against the face of the opposite side of said portion of the wall, and reinforcing horizontally disposed strips built in the same portion of the wall and extending parallel to the face of the wall.

In testimony whereof, I affcx my signature, in presence of two Witnesses.

ARTHUR MAX HILBIG.

Witnesses:

C; H. KEENEY, ANNA F. SOHMIDTBAUER. 

